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Contract furniture solutions<br />
Everything you<br />
need to know<br />
about us in 12<br />
pages!<br />
Need<br />
Advice?<br />
We got that<br />
covered.<br />
Any project<br />
is safe with us!<br />
From concept<br />
to a complete<br />
solution.<br />
Complicated<br />
things kept<br />
simple<br />
So you don't<br />
have to worry<br />
about a thing.<br />
Quality is only one of our<br />
strengths!
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What we do?<br />
& Why us?<br />
Qualita are the makers of unique furniture designed for each specific project individually.<br />
We don't hold any furniture stock and everything that we make is unique.<br />
Hospitality<br />
& Catering<br />
Retail<br />
& Commercial<br />
Yes we<br />
can!<br />
Educational<br />
& Student living<br />
Healthcare<br />
& Retirement<br />
The image you create for your<br />
premises plays one of the major<br />
roles when building an overall<br />
brand image. Whether you run a<br />
restaurant, retirement home, retail<br />
shop or student living halls<br />
the furniture you place at your<br />
premises play a key role in creating<br />
the comfort your customers<br />
deserve. Therefore we believe<br />
that planning on how to furnish<br />
the premises needs to be given<br />
some special attention.<br />
Here at Qualita we believe that<br />
Us in a nutshell<br />
15 M annual turnover<br />
70% UK customers<br />
2 modern factories<br />
Over 350 workers<br />
FSC certified<br />
EUTR certified<br />
20.000 sq. m. facilities<br />
Projects in 15 countries<br />
the best furniture is unique furniture<br />
tailored to your needs.<br />
Therefore we never stock up on<br />
furniture. Every single piece of<br />
furniture we create for the contract<br />
furniture projects is unique<br />
and designed for that specific<br />
project.<br />
This brochure is designed not as<br />
a product showcase brochure,<br />
but as a little guide which will<br />
help you think about important<br />
things before buying furniture<br />
for your premises.<br />
Here at Qualita we have over<br />
350 experts working in 2 factories<br />
and offices in Lithuania and<br />
London ready to help you along<br />
the way of choosing the right<br />
design for your furniture. With<br />
more than 15 years of experience<br />
we surely are capable to<br />
satisfy any furniture needs.<br />
From an initial consultation to<br />
furniture installation we will<br />
guide you so that the project<br />
goes smoothly and according to<br />
budget and time frame.<br />
NEC January Furniture Fair<br />
Our furniture stand at the National Exhibition<br />
Centre in Birmingham
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Contract furniture solutions<br />
With Qualita getting new furniture for your<br />
business premises takes only 9 steps. If you<br />
plan those steps carefully and come prepared<br />
to take each step with some dedication, we<br />
promise a smile on your face after the project<br />
completion. Here is what you need to be<br />
ready for:<br />
1 Customer brief /<br />
We ask you a lot of questions.<br />
2 Site visit or survey /<br />
We make a lot of measurements.<br />
3 Concept development /<br />
We show you a lot of drawings.<br />
4 Material and finish choice<br />
We ask you even more questions.<br />
5 Quotation and specification<br />
We discuss your budget and details.<br />
6 Technical drawings<br />
We show you even more drawings.<br />
7 Sample production<br />
We show you what we came up with.<br />
8 Manufacturing<br />
We make what you ordered from us.<br />
9 Installation<br />
We put everything in place.<br />
Below you will find some guidance and examples<br />
of what to think when planning for the<br />
furniture requirements for your commercial<br />
premises. If you have any questions or need<br />
some help with the planning process give our<br />
experts a call and we will be ready to help.<br />
Call us on +44 747 6251 616<br />
or e-mail to info@qualita.co.uk
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Our expertise<br />
& Capability<br />
Qualita are members of Minerva Furnishers Guild, accredited by CHAS and pre-qualified<br />
by Constructionline.<br />
Qualita has two modern manufacturing<br />
facilities with a floor<br />
space of over 25,000 m² and<br />
equipped with the latest wood<br />
sorting, cutting, carving, sanding<br />
and CNC machines. We even<br />
have robots!<br />
We source our wood from sustainable<br />
sources and only use<br />
FSC certified timber. We dry the<br />
wood in our own kilns and use<br />
every single piece for various<br />
product manufacturing so nothing<br />
is thrown away. What can’t<br />
be used for furniture manufacturing<br />
goes into other product<br />
Minerva furniture exhibition<br />
Our stand at one of the top industry<br />
exhibitions.<br />
making and what can’t be utilized<br />
for product making goes<br />
into our furnaces and is used for<br />
heating our own premises.<br />
We are always on the lookout for<br />
the current trends, changes in<br />
style and fashion. We follow the<br />
latest requirements and standards<br />
in the industry and invest<br />
our time and money accordingly<br />
to keep ourselves one step<br />
ahead of the competition.<br />
Our stringent health & safety,<br />
quality and environmental policies<br />
ensure that we deliver top<br />
class solutions to the customers<br />
from diverse industries all across<br />
the globe.<br />
We are on a constant research<br />
and always try to raise our standards.<br />
We are part of some of<br />
the well-known associations in<br />
UK. We hold Constructionline,<br />
CHAS, FSC, EUTR accreditations<br />
and certificates.<br />
We also have good working relations<br />
with some of the finest industry<br />
testing facilities and can<br />
test our products according to<br />
the relevant standards required<br />
by the project.<br />
We don't like waste and try to use everything efficiently and with as little<br />
impact for the environment as possible.<br />
We feel that it is not only our<br />
duty to try and make as little impact<br />
on the environment as possible,<br />
but also one of the boosters<br />
that help us to improve as a<br />
business. From trying to find a<br />
solution and waste less we came<br />
up with some great ideas over<br />
the years. One of those ideas<br />
was mosaic wooden tiles. In fact,<br />
people liked this idea so much<br />
that it became a popular brand.<br />
Now our wooden mosaic tiles<br />
are used in many applications<br />
and environments, from bathroom<br />
decoration to creating visual<br />
displays at hotel lobby’s.<br />
We also try to use non-toxic materials<br />
where it is practical and<br />
aim to use local suppliers where<br />
possible to cut down on the fuel<br />
emissions.<br />
Even our premises are using the<br />
heaters designed so that we<br />
could use all leftover wood to<br />
heat our factory and warehouse.
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Bars<br />
& Restaurants<br />
The most successful catering places around the world have achieved their fame because<br />
of the careful planning the people running those places have put into the project.<br />
Opening a new restaurant, pub<br />
or cafe is always an exciting time<br />
for the owners or the people involved<br />
in the project. Despite<br />
the excitement and pleasure the<br />
whole ordeal brings it can also<br />
produce quite a headache. In<br />
order to have a successful grand<br />
opening a lot of details need to<br />
be tended to.<br />
Whether the place has a historical<br />
significance or is planned to<br />
become a hyper-modern novelty<br />
of the town, furniture is the<br />
key to creating an interior both<br />
functional and welcoming. We<br />
can help you to make such furniture<br />
within the planned time<br />
frame and budget.<br />
Although we are experts in furniture<br />
manufacturing we need<br />
your help to be able to produce<br />
the best results. Remember this<br />
is your place, your project and<br />
your vision, therefore your help<br />
is needed to achieve the outcome<br />
that is suitable for your<br />
needs.<br />
"Pizza Jazz"<br />
The long bar was designed to be the central point for this pizza place., so that<br />
the process of pizza making could be seen by the customers.<br />
What you need to think of before starting developing your project with us:<br />
Initial consultation<br />
This is the stage where we try to understand what is your vision and how we can help you to<br />
make this vision a reality. Be prepared to spend some time with us at this stage, because the better<br />
we understand what you are aiming tio achieve the better the outcome will be.<br />
Space planning<br />
Space planning might play the determining factor between the place buzzing with customers<br />
or no customers at all. Our consultants and design team have experience in creating layouts and<br />
furniture schemes so that the perfect balance is achieved. At this stage, we look at where all the<br />
key areas are planned to be, how is the flow of people movement organized, etc. Quite often at<br />
this stage we will co-operate with your interior designer and other key people involved in project<br />
planning. Be prepared for some site visits together with our planners.<br />
Concept proposal<br />
Once we get the idea of what is needed we will produce a proposal suitable to the given budget<br />
and requirements, which we later need to tweak with you. Remember this is your project and we<br />
are only here to help you make it happen.
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Hotels, Leisure<br />
& Entertainment<br />
A piece of furniture with an exotic finish or overly fragile decorative elements will<br />
quickly become difficult to maintain.<br />
The good choice of furniture is the one that balances the key elements such as style, quality and price.<br />
The life cycle of a hotel is between five and 10 years. This means that not only the furniture style must<br />
last, but it also needs to be able to stand up to a tremendous amount of wear and tear during this<br />
period. The choice of material and other critical components will determine how likely the furniture is<br />
to withstand the time ahead, how easy it will be to maintain and how pleasant it will be to use to your<br />
customers and staff.<br />
Our experts will help you understand all the critical choices that you need to make when purchasing<br />
the furniture so that your investment is well planned and worthy. We will team up with interior designers<br />
and architects involved in the project, analyze the design brief and other important details of the<br />
project and will offer a solution tailored to the particular project.<br />
A few things that you need<br />
to be ready for :<br />
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Hotel "Babylon"<br />
This solid wood counter was designed to last and to<br />
give the reception area a luxury feel<br />
The furniture direction and style often completes and solidifies the evolution of hotel<br />
design.<br />
Qualita has been teaming with<br />
interior designers, architects<br />
and developers across the globe<br />
involved in various hospitality<br />
sector projects. From small local<br />
pubs in United Kingdom to<br />
holiday resorts in Spain we have<br />
designed and manufactured<br />
various custom made furniture<br />
solutions.<br />
We can tell from our long experience<br />
that there are 3 main<br />
criteria for selecting the right<br />
furniture for hotels or similar<br />
hospitality sector premises: the<br />
style of the furniture, how durable<br />
it is and where is it going<br />
to be placed.<br />
Once the guests step through<br />
the door of a hotel or other leisure<br />
facility they have sensory<br />
expectations. The visual impact<br />
of the lobby furniture or when<br />
the customer steps through the<br />
door of the room where they<br />
stay can play the major role in<br />
determining their satisfaction.<br />
Each hotel has an individual<br />
personality therefore we never<br />
stock up on hotel furniture and<br />
believe that only a unique furniture<br />
designed specifically for<br />
the particular hotel can suit the<br />
needs of that hotel.<br />
The choice of style of furniture is<br />
an instrument to creating such a<br />
personality and sending out the<br />
message to the customers.<br />
Project details<br />
Giving us as many details of the<br />
project as possible will allow<br />
us to give you the best advice.<br />
Drawings, layout plans, branding<br />
goals or even the history of<br />
the building is helpful to us and<br />
will help to better understand<br />
what is needed.<br />
Key contacts<br />
Like with any other project<br />
communication is vital and<br />
knowing all the key contacts<br />
will help our project team to<br />
deliver the most efficient and<br />
useful service to you our customer.<br />
Key dates<br />
Planning ahead will determine<br />
the overall success of the project.<br />
When you start a project<br />
with us our experts will suggest<br />
to construct a plan with the key<br />
dates of site visits, consultations,<br />
etc.<br />
Consultations, site visits, other meetings<br />
Throughout every project we undertake we encourage to have<br />
at least one eye-to-eye meeting. This meeting may or may not be<br />
enough depending on the complexity of the project.<br />
We believe that meeting the people involved in the project in person<br />
is not only a good practice, but also helps the overall efficiency<br />
and quality.<br />
We also like meeting people and hope that people like meeting us.
Student living<br />
& Educational<br />
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Whether you run a retail chain or a specialized boutique shop there are some major factors determining<br />
the success of your shop. Creating the window display a prospective customer first sees, the<br />
signage you put up and the layout you decide on to direct your traffic and of course functional and<br />
good looking furniture are the things you will be thinking of carefully.
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Retail<br />
& Commercial<br />
Did you know that 90 percent of consumers upon entering a store will turn right<br />
unconsciously? The first wall your cutomer sees is referred to as a "power wall".<br />
Remember that like with any other premises furniture layout is one of the crucial elements when it<br />
comes to the design of your retail space. Remember to make your customers walk a certain path so<br />
that they visit all the areas of your shop. Remember to put an eye-catching and attention-grabbing<br />
display at the end of each path or an aisle of your shop. Our experts will help you design such displays<br />
and layout for your shop.<br />
Also remember to make your customers comfortable along the way. We have an extensive experience<br />
of working with interior designers and architects and creating spaces designed to be comfortable and<br />
welcoming.<br />
Here are a few other questions that you<br />
need to answer:<br />
Custom made display unit<br />
We looked at our customers brief and designed this<br />
unit to display all accessories in one place<br />
What is your planned budget?<br />
Although this sounds obvious still a lot of shop<br />
owners come to us without having a clear<br />
figure in mind. Remember this is one of the<br />
crucial things that you need to plan before<br />
starting any project.<br />
Whether you run a retail<br />
chain or a specialized boutique<br />
shop there are some<br />
major factors determining the<br />
success of your shop. Creating<br />
the window display a prospective<br />
customer first sees, the<br />
signage you put up and the<br />
layout you decide on to direct<br />
your traffic and of course<br />
functional and good looking<br />
furniture are the things you<br />
will be thinking of carefully.<br />
Our furniture experts will help<br />
you to make the furniture that<br />
will make your products stand<br />
out and help you achieve your<br />
overall branding goals. We will<br />
help you choose the right materials,<br />
fabrics, colours and finishes<br />
so that your shop furniture<br />
is made durable, good looking<br />
and unique.<br />
Before we can help you choose<br />
the right furniture we need you<br />
to ask yourself a few questions.<br />
Boutique "Facconable"<br />
This natural Oak integrated wall unit was designed<br />
to save the limited space of the shop<br />
"retail space" has to be your most productive and most efficient sales person.<br />
To maximise your sales you need to plan your retail space with utmost precision.<br />
What is your overall branding<br />
goal? Who are your customers<br />
and what are they expecting<br />
from coming to your shop?<br />
What are your key products and<br />
how are you planning to display<br />
them? How much space do you<br />
have and how are you planning<br />
to use this space?<br />
We have put up a few guidelines<br />
that you need to consider when<br />
planning for your retail shop furniture.<br />
How long does your furniture need to<br />
last? (yes seriously)<br />
Which things in your shop will be changed<br />
often and which will be designed to last?<br />
Perhaps not every piece of furniture needs to<br />
be of solid wood or other expensive material.<br />
When is your next remake planned to be? Budget/quality<br />
ratio is very important when trying<br />
to find an optimal solution. Perhaps some of<br />
the furniture will be disposed off after a year or<br />
two or even more often, so why make it from<br />
expensive materials when it doesn't have to<br />
be such a long lasting piece. Thinking of these<br />
things will help you save the budget for better<br />
things and will help us help you design the<br />
furniture in a way that achieves your goals.<br />
What is your plan?<br />
Think of a shop remake as part of the overall<br />
business plan. What will this remake help to<br />
achieve? How much are you spending on it<br />
and for what pupose. How does your furniture<br />
fit into this plan? How will your furniture<br />
choice help you achieve your goals?
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Retirement living<br />
& Healthcare<br />
A luxury retirement home in Lithuania<br />
Integrated bespoke wardrobes were designed to<br />
save space<br />
Whether you run a retail chain or a specialized boutique shop there are some major factors determining<br />
the success of your shop. Creating the window display a prospective customer first sees, the<br />
signage you put up and the layout you decide on to direct your traffic and of course functional and<br />
good looking furniture are the things you will be thinking of carefully.
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Bespoke joinery<br />
& Manufacturing<br />
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From wooden tiles to furniture solutions to bespoke joinery, we are your experts<br />
in woodwork.<br />
Here at Qualita we are capable<br />
to realize a project of any scale.<br />
From simple pieces of furniture<br />
to complete integrated furniture<br />
solutions you will surely<br />
find what you are looking for by<br />
getting in touch with us.<br />
We are capable of offering bespoke<br />
joinery, wooden mosaic<br />
tiles, doors, stairs and similar<br />
products upon request. We can<br />
make replica furniture to match<br />
the rest of the interior as well.<br />
Even if your request is something<br />
extraordinary and nonstandard<br />
give us a try. If we<br />
won’t be able to do everything<br />
ourselves we have many friends<br />
working in this industry and this<br />
combined knowledge and capability<br />
allows us to take on even<br />
the most complex projects.<br />
Mosaic tiles "Naturior"<br />
These natural wood tiles can be used for various<br />
decorating purposes.
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What we do<br />
& What we don't<br />
"What we think of is how the project will enhance the environment; that is how it will<br />
affect the people and the building."<br />
Contract furniture solutions<br />
Directors word<br />
Mr Andrius Minicius<br />
Managing director<br />
Qualita<br />
Contract furniture Ltd<br />
People come to us with various expectations, but there<br />
are certain things that we do and certain things that we<br />
don‘t do. Quite often we are being asked to do the things<br />
that we don‘t specialize in. We have created the list of<br />
most common things that we are being asked so that you<br />
better understand what we are capable of doing and<br />
what not so much.<br />
Hotel "Babylon"<br />
This solid wood counter was designed to last and to<br />
Interior design<br />
We are not interior designers<br />
and can not help you with this,<br />
but what we will do is co-operate<br />
with your interior designers<br />
and architects to achieve the<br />
desired looks for your premises.<br />
Furniture repair<br />
We don‘t repair or refurbish<br />
furniture. We can replicate the<br />
furniture and make new pieces<br />
from an old design if that is a<br />
requirement. It can be useful in<br />
order of keeping the historical<br />
value of the premises.<br />
Furniture repair<br />
We don‘t have an in-house<br />
designer of furniture. However<br />
if there‘s such a requirement<br />
we have friends who can help<br />
with this. We have furniture<br />
technologists who will design<br />
the furniture on CAD software<br />
from your given sketches.<br />
Normally to get professional<br />
sketches and models you<br />
would need to get a furniture<br />
designer. It is important that<br />
people understand the difference<br />
between furniture designer<br />
and furniture technologist.<br />
Hotel "Babylon"<br />
This solid wood counter was designed to last and to<br />
give the reception area a luxury feel<br />
We hope that this brochure made you think about how you<br />
will prepare for your project, what things you need to think<br />
about before going to a furniture expert and how Qualita can<br />
help you fulfill your vision.<br />
Intentionally we didn't showcase any of our production in this<br />
brochure. We believe that each project needs special attention<br />
and only then we can offer a solution.<br />
We didn't talk about ourselves either, we feel that our experience<br />
and credibility is reflected by the names that we work<br />
with : Debenhams, Habitat, John Lewis, House of Frazer, Laura<br />
Ashley, Warner Brothers, RBS, Natwes are just a few to name.<br />
We encourage you to talk to us about any project involving<br />
furniturre, no matter how large or small. From private houses<br />
to hotel chains we have happy customers that are happy to<br />
reccomend us so why not give us a try?<br />
Call us on +44 747 6251 616<br />
or e-mail to info@qualita.co.uk<br />
Dear customers, business partners and friends,<br />
From my experience I know that being involved<br />
in a new build or refurbishment project<br />
may be a pleasing and rewarding experience<br />
as well as it can be a frustrating one.<br />
Good preparation and hiring the right people<br />
will ensure that your experience is a pleasing<br />
one.<br />
Furniture always comes as a last bit in a refurbishment,<br />
remake or new build project. This is<br />
a time when many thing can go wrong. Quite<br />
often at this late stage of the project rushed<br />
decisions are made and mistakes happen resulting<br />
in frustration, money loss and other<br />
unpleasant things.<br />
My advice is to be well prepared for this stage<br />
in advance. Talk to your furniture experts early<br />
in the project. Remember we will require a lot<br />
of your time. We also will need to prepare for<br />
the project so doing it early is highly recommended.<br />
I hope that this brochure helped you to think<br />
of important things when choosing an expert<br />
for your furniture needs.<br />
And I sincerely hope that you will see Qualita<br />
as a suitable partner for your furniture project.<br />
I wishy you good luck with your projects and<br />
we hope to see you at Qualita soon.
www.qualita.co.uk<br />
557 - 561 Battersea Park Road, London, SW11 3BL<br />
+44 (0) 747 6251 616 info@qualita.co.uk www.qualita.co.uk/contract